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In a strange marriage of arts and science, The San Francisco Opera costume department teamed up with doctors from UCSF to create a mask that will allow the company s singers to safely rehearse together while greatly diminishing the chances of spreading COVID-19.
The opera s wardrobe team crafted the mask from materials used in making its corsets with a billowy shape aimed at allowing ample room for singers to belt out song, while tightly sealing in aerosols that could potentially spread the virus.
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